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Show : : ' ' 'isv-.. - j : -. - , ....!-, j ' ' ' .:::...". -.."J. r 1 1 ,i i in. ts Some of the Epigrams of j George Washington ; in order to acquire the higher branches branch-es of erudition and to obtain a knowledge knowl-edge of the sciences. . ,o ... Teach the people themselves to know and to value their own rights. 0 My earnest wish is that balsam may be poured into all the wounds. 0 The great Governor of the universe has led us too long and too far on the road to happiness and glory to forsake us in the midst of it. 0 ' My public and private sentiments, are at all times alike. . - - . . -0. I trust that we are not too old, or too proud, to profit by the experience of others. No. punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon . his country's ruin, 0 To be prepared for war is one of the most, effectual means of preserving preserv-ing peace. To correspond with those I love Is among my highest gratifications. Time is too powerful for sophistry. soph-istry. - o Our Constitution enjoins that the will of the majority shall prevail. o Too much zeal may create suspicion. sus-picion. It has been a maxim with me throughout life neither to promote nor prevent a matrimonial engagement. engage-ment. Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. It is my wish to have my mind, and my actions, which are the result re-sult of contemplation, as free as the air. May union and brotherly affection be perpetual. o No man can, with propriety r good conscience, correct others for a fault he is guilty of himself. Everything will come; right at last Future years cannot compensate for lost years. o If nothing impeaching my honor or honesty is said, I care little for the rest. Discriminate the spirit of liberty from that of licentiousness, cherishing cherish-ing the first, avoiding the last. Do justice to all, and never forget for-get that we are Americans. Let our rights be claimed, and maintained, with a dignified firmness. firm-ness. o The company in which you will improve im-prove most will be least expensive to you. . . Virtue or mortality is a necessary spring of popular government. o Minds soured by distress are easily eas-ily rankled. We will retreat beyond the Susquehanna Sus-quehanna .river and thence, if necessary, nec-essary, to the Allegheny mountains. o Avoid gaming, a vice .productive of every possible evil. o Truth will untimately prevail, where there is pains taken to bring it to light. b We ought' not to look back, unless it is. tg derive useful lessons from the past errartj. o - It is at all times easier to make enemies than friends. o If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it. o It is one great occasions only, and afte? time has been given fo rcool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known. ' All, except desperate men, look before they leap. ; Conscience seldom comes to a man's aid when he is. in the zenith of health, and revelling in pomp and luxury upon ill-gotten gaing. Rum is, in my opinion, the bane of morals and the parent of idleness. o In some instances, by acting reciprocally, re-ciprocally, heroes have been made poets, and poets heroes. --9 It is with indescribable regret, tht I have seen the youth of the United States migrating to foregn countries To an active external commerce, the protection of a naval force is indispensible. |
